212
212
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
paul ryan, isn't that something? wait a second. romney, ryan, romney, ryan, romney, ryan. there we go. all right, that's great. thank you. >> it's possible to forgive poor mitt romney for feeling a little overshadowed by his running mate. after all, it's hard to compete with a guy who can catch fish with his bare hands while at the same time promoting a budget that would rob kids of their free lunch meals. how much of mitt romney's campaign belong to mitt romney? you can't help but wonder if mr. romney is just going along for the ride. joining us is tim dickinson of "rolling stone." his new article is in the current issue of the magazine and an excellent read it is, too. tim, i'd like to show you something before we delve into your article. just take a listen to this, tim. >> the only thing that limits you is your god given talent and your own effort. we need to have that dynamic economy returned. do you that by growing the economy and getting people a hand up, not a hand out. teach a man how to fish, he can feed himself for a life. don't simply feed fish. >> right. sow do
paul ryan, isn't that something? wait a second. romney, ryan, romney, ryan, romney, ryan. there we go. all right, that's great. thank you. >> it's possible to forgive poor mitt romney for feeling a little overshadowed by his running mate. after all, it's hard to compete with a guy who can catch fish with his bare hands while at the same time promoting a budget that would rob kids of their free lunch meals. how much of mitt romney's campaign belong to mitt romney? you can't help but wonder...
160
160
Aug 14, 2012
08/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
maybe by choosing ryan they should be focusing on the ryan medicare solution rather than romney's. then they can keep the defense of mass care and offense of ryan's budget and the medicare plan, which is the only one that will save medicare. >> dana: interesting point. bob, in your experience and working on vice presidential capped dassies and choice -- candidacy and choices and how you make the decision, how much does your vice president policies stick to you as a presidential candidate? if people think the vice presidential pick doesn't matter when it comes to election day, is this different? >> bob: eric, that was a good try. in this case, more so than most. he has been out front on this ryan budget. as we come to the budget of the republican party. let me also say that there has not been a dime raided on medicare in the last obamacare passed a dime >> dana: not yet. >> bob: wait a second. there is a belief among cbo and others that the savings that will be had because of obamacare will make medicare that less expensive. the bigger point they went to florida, romney and ryan and
maybe by choosing ryan they should be focusing on the ryan medicare solution rather than romney's. then they can keep the defense of mass care and offense of ryan's budget and the medicare plan, which is the only one that will save medicare. >> dana: interesting point. bob, in your experience and working on vice presidential capped dassies and choice -- candidacy and choices and how you make the decision, how much does your vice president policies stick to you as a presidential candidate?...
211
211
Aug 18, 2012
08/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 1
guess why the romney-ryan campaign won the week? since ryan was announced? look at the numbers. 10,157,947 raised online. 121,000 donors. 45,000 new volunteers. romney-ryan campaign. >> bob: how do you count that? >> dana: they released it. >> eric: you don't trust the campaign? >> bob: no. >> they can't make this up. >> eric: make those up all the time. >> dana: let's talk about something that andrea brought up. it's interesting. >> andrea: the menendez brothers? >> dana: press coverage, decision. president obama when he campaigned as senator said i will have one press conference a month. at the time i didn't think it was that was sustainable. but they have had them for a while. joe only had once official press conference in the year. in march. last time he took questions from white house press corps in june in the event in chicago where they had canada and mexico altogether is where he said the private sector is doing just fine. haven't had one since. the white house press corps starts to get twitchy when they say they only talk to "people" magazine and "e
guess why the romney-ryan campaign won the week? since ryan was announced? look at the numbers. 10,157,947 raised online. 121,000 donors. 45,000 new volunteers. romney-ryan campaign. >> bob: how do you count that? >> dana: they released it. >> eric: you don't trust the campaign? >> bob: no. >> they can't make this up. >> eric: make those up all the time. >> dana: let's talk about something that andrea brought up. it's interesting. >> andrea: the...
148
148
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
joe biden simply dismantled the romney/ryan world view. but also talk about how the right wingers are trying to make a big deal out of joe biden's smile. so what? i would have been outright laughing in paul ryan's face. joe biden was fed up and who could blame him? >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> and why is that so? >> because not a single thing he said is accurate. >> this is a bunch of stuff. >> what do you mean a bunch of stuff? >> it's simply inaccurate. >> it's irish. >> thanks for the translation. okay. >> malarkey. a bunch of stuff. i love it. i love it. biden systematically took apart ryan's arguments for less government, let's accountability, let's community. it got so bad, paul ryan was driven to drink. literally. he went back to that cup of water over and over again. by our last count, at least 21 time. what's the matter there, mr. ryan? got a little cotton mouth? last night the romney/ryan effort was exposed as a shield for the extreme far right and vice president biden drove that point home again and ag
joe biden simply dismantled the romney/ryan world view. but also talk about how the right wingers are trying to make a big deal out of joe biden's smile. so what? i would have been outright laughing in paul ryan's face. joe biden was fed up and who could blame him? >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> and why is that so? >> because not a single thing he said is accurate. >> this is a bunch of stuff. >> what do you mean a bunch of stuff? >>...
234
234
Oct 1, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 234
favorite 0
quote 0
akin, the romney/ryan campaign and the republican platform are all anti-abortion. though romney has clarified that he would allow abortions in case of rape and incest. they all stand by it and want to defund planned parenthood. they are all opposed to contraception coverage. >> absolutely. i think todd akin is the republican party. it's a crude or more sloppy way of saying what they stand for. he and paul ryan worked together on that forceable rape bill. the problem right now is not only that that's also the republican platform. the man who wrote all of the platforms is also fundraising for todd akin. this is not out of a mainstream view. these people are a big part of the republican coalition so it's a big moment to find out what it is that they believe about women. >> when you look at the fact that several republicans are now supporting akin, including some who tried to get him out of the race, you got priebus, the gop chair, former senator roy blunt and others that never left the side when you look at senator demint who now he'll be an honorary host at a fund-ra
akin, the romney/ryan campaign and the republican platform are all anti-abortion. though romney has clarified that he would allow abortions in case of rape and incest. they all stand by it and want to defund planned parenthood. they are all opposed to contraception coverage. >> absolutely. i think todd akin is the republican party. it's a crude or more sloppy way of saying what they stand for. he and paul ryan worked together on that forceable rape bill. the problem right now is not only...
92
92
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 0
others say that's a romney-ryan pr campaign. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see the birdies. [ male announcer ] one on one, sharing what you know. let's do it grandpa. that's why humana agents will sit down with you, to listen and understand what's important to you. it's how we help you choose the right humana medicare plan for you. because when your medicare is taken care of, you can spend more time sharing your passions. wow. [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] with the people who matter most. i love you grandpa! i love you grandma! now you're a real fisherman.
others say that's a romney-ryan pr campaign. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the...
94
94
Aug 14, 2012
08/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll talk further in to the romney and/or ryan plan. number two, example number two, nbc journalist andrea mitchell opining on the female vote and paul ryan. >> i think you are going to see they are decided difficult correction. this is not a pick for a suburban mom. this is not a pick for that. >> eric: kimberly, you're a mom. soccer mom. your thoughts? >> kimberly: andrea, you better get out a little bit more. the soccer moms that i was hanging out with over the weekend had a lot of enthusiasm about it. i don't know who you are hanging with. expand your crew. >> bob: is there soccer there? >> kimberly: yes. we have soccer and grass. >> eric: main stream media, straight journalists pointing out how the female vote is going -- >> bob: there are a lot of ways, not getting in the policy but a lot of ways to turn ryan and his positions in a threat to su sur been a women -- suburban women. a lot of constituencies that we'll go after that paul ryan represents. >> dana: i think they are wrong. if you look at the tea party vote in 2010, a lot
we'll talk further in to the romney and/or ryan plan. number two, example number two, nbc journalist andrea mitchell opining on the female vote and paul ryan. >> i think you are going to see they are decided difficult correction. this is not a pick for a suburban mom. this is not a pick for that. >> eric: kimberly, you're a mom. soccer mom. your thoughts? >> kimberly: andrea, you better get out a little bit more. the soccer moms that i was hanging out with over the weekend had...
133
133
Oct 16, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
t that just about sums up the entire romney/ryan ticket. joining me now is ezra klein, washington post columnist and msnbc policy analyst and alicia menendez. thank you for joining us. >> hey, rev. >> ezra, 62% of the cuts in paul ryan's program come from what help the poor, $3.3 trillion. does paul ryan really think skrubing a few pans in a soup kitchen will scrub that from his record? >> that's not the photo op, it's the kitchen. that soup kitchen gets federal funding, about $17,000 in federal funding every year, a couple hundred thousand from private donations. the kind of federal funds that go to groups like that soup kitchen are from the parts of ryan's budget that get squeezed the absolute hardest. what he's done -- doesn't cut social security, doesn't cut defense, doesn't increase taxes. as such, where he really had to get those savings are in the parts of the budget that end going to low-income programs for the part and in particular state aid which is where a lot of those grants come from. >> so, he cuts things like the soup kitche
t that just about sums up the entire romney/ryan ticket. joining me now is ezra klein, washington post columnist and msnbc policy analyst and alicia menendez. thank you for joining us. >> hey, rev. >> ezra, 62% of the cuts in paul ryan's program come from what help the poor, $3.3 trillion. does paul ryan really think skrubing a few pans in a soup kitchen will scrub that from his record? >> that's not the photo op, it's the kitchen. that soup kitchen gets federal funding, about...
178
178
Sep 7, 2012
09/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
pennsylvania, the romney-ryan ticket trails by 7. romney reported last month he had $185 million cash on hanz. since then he raised $100 million now. that he is the official nominee he can spend the funds. political ads will replace the last two weeks of convention images on america's tv. some gave obama tepid reviews in wake of bill clinton's performance and mitt romney's speech was overshadowed by clint eastwood with imvisible barack obama and empty chair. >> what do you mean shut up? >> minutes before he walked on staple he said there was a stool there and someone asked me if i wanted to sit down. i saw it and i it gave me an idea. i'll talk to obama and ask why he didn't keep the promises he made to everybody. >> mr. eastwood had a goal he said. three things. one, to show america that not everybody lives in hollywood is a democrat. two, that president obama made promises and not kept them. three, it's okay if politicians don't do what they say for folks to fire them. mr. eastwood thinks he got it done. those are ideas that mitt r
pennsylvania, the romney-ryan ticket trails by 7. romney reported last month he had $185 million cash on hanz. since then he raised $100 million now. that he is the official nominee he can spend the funds. political ads will replace the last two weeks of convention images on america's tv. some gave obama tepid reviews in wake of bill clinton's performance and mitt romney's speech was overshadowed by clint eastwood with imvisible barack obama and empty chair. >> what do you mean shut up?...
21
21
tv
eye 21
favorite 0
quote 0
right so not only does a romney ryan ticket campaign on the same thirty year old voodoo economics that have devastated the middle class but it raises the stakes to paul ryan it's not just about winnowing down benefits or raising the retirement age for medicare and social security recipients it's about ending the programs altogether and handing off the care of our seniors to wall street in the private health insurance industry is that just about cutting more taxes on the rich it's about exempting the rich entirely when it comes to financing our government under paul ryan's budget mitt romney's tax rate would be just point eight two percent which clearly makes mitt romney smile and give away free massages something like that and it's not just about embracing supply side economics it's about taking it a step further and embracing iran objectivism also pulling away whatever's left of the social safety net and watching americans fall into the abyss. looking at the last few decades the paul ryan pick proves republicans have nothing more to offer no new ideas no sympathies for anyone who does
right so not only does a romney ryan ticket campaign on the same thirty year old voodoo economics that have devastated the middle class but it raises the stakes to paul ryan it's not just about winnowing down benefits or raising the retirement age for medicare and social security recipients it's about ending the programs altogether and handing off the care of our seniors to wall street in the private health insurance industry is that just about cutting more taxes on the rich it's about...
163
163
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
now if you bring on the romney/ryan plan, the landscape is just the same. they have the same increase. they also want to reduce it by about 10%, but they want to rely on the private sector, not government, to get that done. in a word, they're going for vouchers. they don't like calling it vouchers but that's really what it is. right now if you're on medicare what happens is that the government pays medicare. medicare pays the hospital. the hospital takes care of you. under this plan, the government would pay you and you would decide if you wanted to buy into medicare or into private insurance that will create competition between the two and their theory and that is how you get at that very same waste that the white house wants to get out. these are two very complicated, huge programs. there are critics on both sides who say this plan won't work or that plan won't work or this plan will leave people strand or that plan will leave people stranded. the truth is, it is complicated. it's hard to deal with all of that. if we go to this basic claim that both sides
now if you bring on the romney/ryan plan, the landscape is just the same. they have the same increase. they also want to reduce it by about 10%, but they want to rely on the private sector, not government, to get that done. in a word, they're going for vouchers. they don't like calling it vouchers but that's really what it is. right now if you're on medicare what happens is that the government pays medicare. medicare pays the hospital. the hospital takes care of you. under this plan, the...
183
183
Aug 20, 2012
08/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
romney and ryan rally the faithful. >> we are going to win this debate about medicare. >> his name is mitt romney and he is going to be the the next president of the united states of america. >> thank you, paul. paul, you're terrific. thank you. gosh, i feel like i'm almost a new hampshire resident. save me some tax dollars, i think. >> but one man has stolen their plight. >> it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> this statement is kind of a window into todd akin's mind. >> the views expressed were offensive. rape is rape. >>> we begin with just one week to go before the republican convention, a day when mitt romney and paul ryan thought they would reset their already faltering bromance, hosting an event in new hampshire, hoping it could grab headlines with their matching outfits, wits and five-point plan. turns out it was another republican grabbing headlines, provoking even the president to speak on camera, denouncing remarks by todd akin. asked whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape, this is how he answered. >> seems t
romney and ryan rally the faithful. >> we are going to win this debate about medicare. >> his name is mitt romney and he is going to be the the next president of the united states of america. >> thank you, paul. paul, you're terrific. thank you. gosh, i feel like i'm almost a new hampshire resident. save me some tax dollars, i think. >> but one man has stolen their plight. >> it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down....
145
145
Aug 15, 2012
08/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney has been distancing himself from the ryan plan. one of the first things on his website says a frequently asked question about medicare is how is this different from the ryan plan. and he explains that paul ryan instead introduced something with senator ron wyden that's a bipartisan plan. and he says that's what mirrors his own plan. there is some distancing from this, but it is what republicans on the hill believe in. and they do want to push something along these lines too. >> but how do they campaign in districts where you have seniors that are now looking at the plan, $6400 in additional money, raising the age of eligibility, and dealing with the fact that in many ways, this plan will gut out medicare as we know it? how do you campaign on that in a district like in many of these areas that have a large senior population. >> the biggest thing that we see coming from the romney campaign right now is they are saying his plan would not change medicare for anyone who is a senior citizen now. it would only change it for people under 5
mitt romney has been distancing himself from the ryan plan. one of the first things on his website says a frequently asked question about medicare is how is this different from the ryan plan. and he explains that paul ryan instead introduced something with senator ron wyden that's a bipartisan plan. and he says that's what mirrors his own plan. there is some distancing from this, but it is what republicans on the hill believe in. and they do want to push something along these lines too....
214
214
Aug 16, 2012
08/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 214
favorite 0
quote 0
ryan and romney have a small difference. romney is the candidate. ryan is running on the romney plan. period. >> dana: all right. medicare, nothing short of complicated. but one thing that the republicans, political consultants off-camera and on background are saying is that maybe ryan wasn't a great choice because now republicans have to talk about medicare. but, andrea, is it possibly a brilliant move that now we talk about medicare and bill kristol says cut $760 million in medicare to pay for obamacare. ryan would have preserved it in the trust fund and romney says we'll deal with it later. maybe it's not such a bad idea. >> andrea: it's risky, but now watching ryan and romney explain it, i'm a little bit relieved. i do think a lot of people worried this is complicated, the democrats are going to say everything, paul krugman will write columns saying they are going to kill somebody over this! they will actually kill people over this plan. but listening to them, dana, the more i hear both of them i'm so glad it's happening. there is a lot of senio
ryan and romney have a small difference. romney is the candidate. ryan is running on the romney plan. period. >> dana: all right. medicare, nothing short of complicated. but one thing that the republicans, political consultants off-camera and on background are saying is that maybe ryan wasn't a great choice because now republicans have to talk about medicare. but, andrea, is it possibly a brilliant move that now we talk about medicare and bill kristol says cut $760 million in medicare to...
105
105
Jun 7, 2012
06/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
the romney ryan plan that cuts 3.3 trillion from low income programs, programs like medicaid, food stamps, pell grants, and job training. so one hand you're supporting the ryan plan that is your plan, and on the other hand, you talk about poverty is a moral failure. >> clearly that was a talking point that someone wrote for him. remember, mitt romney is also the person that said he wasn't very concerned the very poor because there are social safety net programs that cake care of those people. what he clearly doesn't understand, and if we're going to talk about a lack of understanding on how things with work, as you pointed out, the romney/ryan budget plan would slash all of those plans. so if you want to talk about the moral hob ligations, how about the obligations of the people that rely on those programs including our veterans and millions of american children. >> now wes, the republicans in congress and willard romney rail against stimulus every day, but the evidence keeps mounting more and more, the "washington post" says under questions from skeptical republicans, the director of the
the romney ryan plan that cuts 3.3 trillion from low income programs, programs like medicaid, food stamps, pell grants, and job training. so one hand you're supporting the ryan plan that is your plan, and on the other hand, you talk about poverty is a moral failure. >> clearly that was a talking point that someone wrote for him. remember, mitt romney is also the person that said he wasn't very concerned the very poor because there are social safety net programs that cake care of those...
171
171
Aug 21, 2012
08/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
the romney/ryan ticket is pro-life. they do support abortion in the case of rape, incest and the life of the mother. rape is rape. no matter what kind of name you want to put on it. rape is rape. it shouldn't be tolerated. in these case, abortions should be allowed for victims in this case. it's also important to note what romney did today is he addressed this issue. he said that it's -- should not be tolerated. he was out on the campaign trail talk about what people are concerned with. to stephanie's point about independent voters, they want results. they want someone who will go in the white house and create jobs and turn this economy around. and that's what governor romney is talking about. >> alice stewart, thank you very much. stephanie shriok, thank you as well. as we just heard, the akin controversy has brought romney and ryan's positions on women issues to the forefront. especially in ryan's case. it's a hard-line stance the democrats have wasted no time in seizing upon. tom foreman has that. >> reporter: as on
the romney/ryan ticket is pro-life. they do support abortion in the case of rape, incest and the life of the mother. rape is rape. no matter what kind of name you want to put on it. rape is rape. it shouldn't be tolerated. in these case, abortions should be allowed for victims in this case. it's also important to note what romney did today is he addressed this issue. he said that it's -- should not be tolerated. he was out on the campaign trail talk about what people are concerned with. to...
129
129
Aug 22, 2012
08/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
democrats celebrated the paul ryan pick as romney's vp. as a romney death wish that would drive senior citizens away. now, we have a report on just how many seniors actually like paul ryan. the more that they get to know him. what does it mean for the election and for the so-called mega-scare tactics. >> here is what the president will tell you about his medicare plan. about obamacare. the president raised $716 billion from the medicare program to pay for the obamacart program the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. >> i want to introduce you to my mom. this is my mom, betty. she is why i am here, she and her grandkids are why i am here. say hello to my mom, betty. megyn: betty. that was vice presidential candidate, paul ryan, introducing his mom to a crowd at the nation's largest retirement community. democrats have argued that mr. ryan
democrats celebrated the paul ryan pick as romney's vp. as a romney death wish that would drive senior citizens away. now, we have a report on just how many seniors actually like paul ryan. the more that they get to know him. what does it mean for the election and for the so-called mega-scare tactics. >> here is what the president will tell you about his medicare plan. about obamacare. the president raised $716 billion from the medicare program to pay for the obamacart program the calcium...
208
208
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 208
favorite 0
quote 0
romneyyan, romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. >> he's having to introduce them there to his name and his running mate's name. >> they were getting the hang of it. >> it was good. it's a bit of a problem thou, isn't it, because some of his advisers are actually sayin aty'tihi fightolliws and yet all the published polling that we have access to suggests that things are slipping away. >> that's right. and a lot has been made, you know, we have the debates coming up, they could be pival and they certainly could be but wee heard that in tt. hie idential pick was supposed to dang the dynamics. his speech at the rnc was supposed to change the dynamics. all these pivot points have actually gone in the other diction. i think voters are getting t debates. theirecn a it's hard to imagine mitt romney having such a stellar debate performance that he could really turn this thing around. >> are you sensing there's almost a rhythm of failure with all these events? there's a pattern of behavior? he has the opportunity, he doesn't ta
romneyyan, romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. >> he's having to introduce them there to his name and his running mate's name. >> they were getting the hang of it. >> it was good. it's a bit of a problem thou, isn't it, because some of his advisers are actually sayin aty'tihi fightolliws and yet all the published polling that we have access to suggests that things are slipping away. >> that's right. and a lot has been made, you know, we have the debates coming up,...
201
201
Aug 28, 2012
08/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 201
favorite 0
quote 0
the romney-ryan ticket transition from being the not obama ticket, to the romney-ryan ticket with a positive vision for the country that not just republicans but independents and democrats are attracted to? that is the task at the convention. they are voting against barack obama. charles says, romney might be moderate or had moderate positions than some wish but it doesn't matter. from the conservative point of view he's better than barack obama. can they make the case, the positive case for romney-ryan agenda for four years? mr. >> mara, isn't it interesting that now the obama campaign trying to paint mitt romney as an extremeist? as extreme. and the reason he has such a bumpy ride through the primary is because people in this room at one time thought he was too moderate for the party. >> the white house made a decision. for a while they were saying he was pushy. went from one thing to another. but then they realized that was helping him look moderate and reasonable to center of the american electorate so they changed their tune and decided he was extreme conservative, as he once d
the romney-ryan ticket transition from being the not obama ticket, to the romney-ryan ticket with a positive vision for the country that not just republicans but independents and democrats are attracted to? that is the task at the convention. they are voting against barack obama. charles says, romney might be moderate or had moderate positions than some wish but it doesn't matter. from the conservative point of view he's better than barack obama. can they make the case, the positive case for...
74
74
Aug 21, 2012
08/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 74
favorite 0
quote 0
to put the romney/ryan team over the top. are you with me? >> reporter: indeed, they're selling him as a small-town family man, unafraid to take on tough issues, like the deficit, entitlement programs and joblessness. and they point out polls show the economy remains the biggest concern for men and women alike. >> i go to washington four days a week. which i call the silly place. it's two different kinds of worlds. and if we don't tackle these big problems, they're going to tackle us. >> reporter: and republicans say there is this -- while ryan may have some trouble with women, so does the president. who is currently winning the female vote but by a much smaller margin than he did in 2008. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> well, let us know what you think about all this. we're on facebook. follow me on twitter, @andersoncooper. i'm tweeting about this tonight. also on the campaign trail today, mitt romney calling out president obama, pretty much asking where is the truth on the campaign trail. president obama was asked by rep
to put the romney/ryan team over the top. are you with me? >> reporter: indeed, they're selling him as a small-town family man, unafraid to take on tough issues, like the deficit, entitlement programs and joblessness. and they point out polls show the economy remains the biggest concern for men and women alike. >> i go to washington four days a week. which i call the silly place. it's two different kinds of worlds. and if we don't tackle these big problems, they're going to tackle...
115
115
Aug 31, 2012
08/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
runners world reached out to the romney ryan ticket and are awaiting a response. for now, we'll take your word, mr. ryan. but don't leave the good people waiting too long. they are after all in something of a hurry and you know who also is in a hur ru. the organizers of the democratic national convention in charlotte, so as we go to break, here's a look at the frenzy to put the final touches to the convention stage. ♪ ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. [ snoring ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] because sleep is a beautiful thing. [ birds chirping ] introducing zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. ♪ to dabble with the idea of hybrid technology, it's already engrained in our dna. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste
runners world reached out to the romney ryan ticket and are awaiting a response. for now, we'll take your word, mr. ryan. but don't leave the good people waiting too long. they are after all in something of a hurry and you know who also is in a hur ru. the organizers of the democratic national convention in charlotte, so as we go to break, here's a look at the frenzy to put the final touches to the convention stage. ♪ ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. [ snoring...